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August 21 2014

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A photograph taken at dusk or night of a priest seated cross-legged on a raised platform before a golden deity murti under a green canopy. He wears a red-orange turban, a saffron-orange shawl over a maroon robe, and white sacred markings on his arms. His hands are extended toward brass vessels and small silver puja items arranged on the floor, and lit oil lamps and scattered flower petals surround the ritual setup. Behind him are a red-and-white painted temple wall, a golden lion figure, and a small painted figurine on a pedestal. The scene appears to be a puja performed at a temple shrine.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his arms and forehead sits cross-legged at a brass puja setup, tending a flame and ritual implements. Behind him a deity murti stands on a striped pink-and-blue pedestal flanked by two gold lions and draped in white flower garlands, with red and orange cloth. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like brass pot, oil lamps, banana leaves and marigold flowers lie on the floor.2014-08-21December 15 20132013-12-15 +1 copiesNovember 02 20132013-11-02September 06 20142014-09-06A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a carved golden wooden throne with a lion-headed armrest, hands pressed together in anjali at his chest with eyes closed. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace. A microphone stands before him. In front of the throne is a silver bowl and a small brass lamp on a stone platform. Behind him a golden kalasha-topped structure is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, and a dark standing deity murti in orange garments stands in an alcove. A tall brass lamp stand and a brass oil lamp are visible at right, with a red-and-white striped wall behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person seated in ceremonial dress in a temple-like setting.2010-11-09A seated priest in a maroon dhoti and matching maroon wrap with an orange-and-maroon turban sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja. He reads from an open book held on his lap, with white sacred ash marks on his arm and bare chest, and a long rudraksha-style mala visible on his chest. Before him stand brass and silver puja vessels, a bowl of offerings, a lit oil lamp, flower garlands and a bronze bowl. Behind him is a gilded ornate throne-like structure with a green canopy, and at right a lion figure and a Ganesha statue sit beside a red-and-white striped temple wall. Petals are scattered on the steps.2014-08-21November 14 20132013-11-14August 22 20132013-08-22A priest in a rust-red and gold dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised platform, facing a small flame, pouring or arranging items from silver vessels during a puja. He wears a tilak on his forehead and white sacred markings on his arms and chest. Around him are brass and silver bowls, a coconut, banana leaves, fruit, flowers, oil lamps and a silver lamp stand. Behind him stands a gold-painted throne-like seat with a red cloth, and to the right are colourful painted deity figures, golden lions and garlands on a painted shrine. A brass pot sits in the foreground. The scene is a temple puja setting for Ganesha Chaturthi.2014-08-21A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes performing a puja at a temple shrine at night. He sits cross-legged on a purple patterned mat with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a red thread on his wrist. Before him are brass pots, a bowl on a stand, a conch shell, a copper vessel with a spoon, and garlands of white jasmine and orange marigolds. Behind him a second person in white sits, and a gold-and-red draped deity murti stands on a pedestal beside white carved stone pillars.